Daniel C. Williams, the man who shot two bear cubs in Evergreen last year, was convicted by a jury last Thursday on charges related to the shooting after a four-day trial and nearly eight hours of deliberations.

Williams was found guilty of one felony — illegal discharge of a firearm — and two misdemeanors: illegal possession of wildlife and animal cruelty. The jury found him not guilty of two misdemeanor counts of hunting black bears out of season and one misdemeanor count of shooting from a public road.

With less than a week to go before Election Day, opponents of the Evergreen Fire Protection District’s proposed property-tax increase say the proposal is nothing more than a “band-aid” for mushrooming costs of providing emergency medical services in the area and of compliance with ongoing changes to the Affordable Care Act.

Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a multi-part series exploring the issue of domestic violence in the mountain communities in recognition of National Domestic Violence Month, which was observed in October.

Darkness shrouds the door to Jenn’s home to such an extent that you don’t realize there’s a door there at all — until the porch light flickers on abruptly, betraying your presence to anyone and everyone nearby.
Perhaps it’s just a default setting, but maybe it’s something more.